Packaging, WEEE and batteries · All battery categories placed on the EU market, including batteries built into products
EU Batteries Regulation 2023/1542
One EU rulebook for portable, LMT, SLI, industrial and EV batteries, from producer registration and labelling to the battery passport and recycled content.
Key facts
| Scope | All battery categories placed on the EU market, including batteries built into products |
|---|---|
| Applied from | 18 February 2024 (old Directive repealed 18 August 2025) |
| Producer | The business placing the battery on the market under its own name, or the importer |
| Registration | Per member state, from 18 August 2025 |
| Next major step | Battery passport and removability, 18 February 2027 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-19 |
Categories drive the obligations
Portable batteries are sealed and 5 kg or less. LMT batteries power light electric vehicles and are 25 kg or less. SLI batteries start engines; industrial and EV batteries are defined by design and use. The category decides whether the battery passport, carbon footprint declaration, removability and recycled content rules apply.
A battery inside a product is still a battery. The device may also need electrical-equipment registration, and the two streams are reported separately in most member states.
Who has to act
The producer is the first business to place the battery on the EU market under its own name or brand, or the importer bringing it from outside the EU. Selling through a marketplace does not transfer the duty to the platform. Distributors have their own verification and information duties.
Registration happens in each member state where the battery is first made available. National registers, fees and reporting formats differ even though the underlying EU rule is shared.
Frequently asked questions
Does the regulation apply to batteries sold inside a device?
Yes. Batteries incorporated in appliances, light means of transport and vehicles are in scope, and the producer registration can be separate from the device registration.
Is one EU registration enough for all member states?
No. Producer registration is national. Register in every member state where you first make the battery available, using the local register and authorised representative rules.
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